Road-grader and ditcher.



J. P. EVANS & J. B. WEST.

ROAD GRADER AND DITGHER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7, 1909. 29 Patented June 7, 1910.

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JESSE P. EVANS AND JUNIUS B. WEST, OF BARTON, ARKANSAS; SAID EVANSASSIGNOR T0 SAID VIEST.

ROAD-GRADER AND DITCI-IER.

Application filed June 7, 1909.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JEssE P. EVANS and JUNIUs B. VVEsT, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Barton, in the county of Phillips and Stateof Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inRoad-Graders and Ditchers, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention has relation to an improved road-grader and ditcher andthe main object of the device is to produce an improvement of the typeindicated whose dirt-spreader is adjustable.

Another object of this invention is to provide an adjustable draftappliance, which may be adapted to suit any one of the various angleswhichmay be assumed by the dirtspreader in relation to thefurrow-runner.

Another object of our device is to provide a substantial seat for theoperator.

A minor object of our invention is to provide an adjustable cutter to beheld to the outer face of the furrow-runner.

With these and other objects in view our invention consists of the novelconstruction and arrangement of parts as are fully describedhereinafter, shown in the accompanying drawings which are forillustrative purposes only and particularly brought forth in theappended claim.

The objects are attained by virtue of the construction of thisinvention, which construction is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of our invention. Fig.2 is a top plan view of the device, the dirt-spreader being arranged ata similar angle as the arrangement shown in the above figure. Fig. 8 isa detail. Fig. 115 a top plan view of the invention, showing the dirtspreader at the greatest angle that it may assume in relation to thefurrowrunner. Fig. 5 is a front end view of our device.

Our invention is described as follows:

The furrow-runner 1 has provided near the rear end thereof a suitableseat support 2, at the upper end of which is formed a seat 3. At thebase of said support is a foot rest A. A dirt-spreader 5 is pivotallyheld at its inner end to one side of said furrowrunner by means ofsuitable hinges 6. A plurality of eyelets 7 are arranged in alongitudinal row to the same side of the runner Specification of LettersPatent.

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to which the spreader is connected. Connected to the inner face of saidspreader by means of an eyelet 8 is a hooked rod 9, the hooked portionof which is adapted to engage any one of the plurality of eyelets 7.Thus the spreader may be adjusted at any angle in reference to thefurrow-runner between those indicated in Figs. 1 and 4: respectively.

Pivotally held to the forward end of said runner by means of a suitablebearing 10 is a draft bar 11 which is provided with aplurality ofperforations 12 passing therethrough. A clevis 13 is held to said bar bymeans of a pin 14: passing therethrough and one of the perforations ofthe bar. Ahooked rod 15 engages said draft bar by means of the hookedportion thereof being inserted into one of said perforations 12, theangle at which the spreader 5 is arranged in relation to the runnerdetermining that perforation into which the hooked portion is inserted.The rear end of said rod 15 is secured to said dirt-spreader by means ofan eyelet 16, or any other suitable means of connection. A metallicstrip 17, is secured to the lower outer edge of said spreader. A cutter18 is adjustably held to the outer face of the furrow-runner near itsrear end. The means employed for this purpose consists in a screw 19,nut and bolt connection 20 and a substantially vertical slot 21, whichis cut in said cutter, said slot receiving said bolt 20. This cutterprevents the rear end of the furrow-runner from swerving or swinging tothe left when our device is working. The forward end of the runner isslightly wedge shaped, the purpose of which will be ob vious.

Although we have specifically described the construction of thisinvention, yet we may reserve and exercise the right to make suchchanges therein as do not depart from the scope of the appended claim,and as will appear to be necessary in the manufac ture thereof.

Having described our invention, what we claim as new, is:

In a road grader and ditcher of the class described the combination of afurrow-runner with means to prevent the runner from leaving its course,said means consisting of a slotted plate, pivotally held to one of thefaces of the runner at the rear end thereof,

said plate extending somewhat in the rear of the runner and terminatingin a point, which is adapted to cut the ground, means passing through avertically disposed slot in said plate whereby the same may be adjustedin whatever Vertical position that is desired.

In testimony whereof we aifix our signatures, in presence of twowitnesses.

v JESSE P. EVANS. JUNIUS B. WEST. Witnesses:

O. E. HAUSELMANN, R. E. HOWARD.

